Busy, busy, busy - but a lot of fun!

G'day Mate!

There was a lot going on since I arrived! After Jordan left us, Ai-Vy and Kien-Nhu stayed with me at home from Monady to Wednesday and were going to childcare on Thursdays and Fridays. So there was a lot of time for fun activites and excursions!

One day we went to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary together with a group of other aupairs and their kids. The kids catched up with each other immediately even if they were not even all the same age and had a day full of fun and cute animals! We saw koalas (who would have expected that?!;)), kangaroos, crocodiles, lizards, sheeps, horses, little chicken, snakes, cassawory and we feeded rainbow lorikeets...

Patting the kangaroos in the Koala Park...

Another day we went to South Bank for a swim and took the ferry, we went to the GOMA (Gallery Of Modern Art) and the State Library, we visted the Botanical Garden and the Roma Street Parklands, we went to feed the pelicans in Clontarf, to the Redcliffe Lagoon and to the beach for a walk at low tide... We did so many things, I might have forgotten to mention one ;)

Art for Kids at the GOMA

The day always finishes with an icecream - Kiki and Ai-Vy will be my future patients! ;)

I know someone who really likes chocolate icecream!

Sometimes we just stayed at home, going to the pool at least twice a day (Ai-Vy definitely would enjoy spending the whole day in the pool!), taking the scooters to the park or playing at the playground...

Ready for a swim!

Another excursion was our day at Sea World! It was the last week for Ai-Vy before starting school. So it was the last oportunitiy for the three of us to have a big day trip all together. We watched a Spongebob Show (Kiki was afraid of Spongebob;)) and a Jetski Show, we saw Dinosaurs at the Dinosaurs Island (Kiki was afraid of them too;)) we spent some time at the Pirates Bay, we went to see penguins, polar bears, sharks, rays, dolphins, pelicans, sea stars, sea cucumbers... And the day ended with us sitting in the front row of the dolphin show (thanks to Kiki's pram...)! It was a really nice day, I enjoyed it a lot too!

Watching penguins at Sea World

Definetly Aivy's favourite Ride!

Doing all those trips with the kids kept me pretty busy but also gave me the oportunity to explore a lot of things as well and to create a strong bond between me and Ai-Vy and Kiki.

I have to go now - I have to work tomorrow! Shall I go to the park or to the beach?!;)

Only one month left

Hey everyone!

My name is Talisa, I am almost 19 and very lucky to say that I am going to be the next au pair in Stephanie and Young's family!

I can’t wait to leave for Australia by the 14th of November – in exactly one month!

Currently I live with my family in Mainz, a town of 200.000 inhabitants in southwest Germany.

It has a big university and therefore many young people live here.
There are many lovely locations and interesting attractions throughout the year.

Although Mainz is not a small town, I mostly move from A to B by bike.

We even have some tourism here in Mainz! ;)

My family is kind of a patchwork family.
I live most of the time with my mum and my three siblings Benni (13), Kim (11) and Dominic (6).
So it never gets quiet when they are at home ;).
Moreover I spend a lot of time with my dad, his wife and my little sister Florentine (8), who live 15 min by car away from me.

I finished school in April this year with the “Abitur” (German qualification for university entrance). I decided not to start studying immediately but spend time to gather experience abroad.
Unlike most of the au pairs, English (or French) is not my mother tongue. So please excuse me for any grammatical mistakes ;)
I hope my English skills will improve during my stay in Brisbane!

Since June I have been working at the reception of a dental office.
I started working there to find out whether being a dentist could be the right thing for me.

Me at the dental office

The work there has convinced me to study dentistry.
I like the fact that – as a dentist – I am doing something with my hands, it is somehow a manual and artistic thing, although I am aware how many people are afraid of dentists. ;)

I really like outdoor activities - I like swimming, hiking and skiing but I have to admit that I am doing that mainly on vacation. In general I love trying out new sports, last summer I tried several water sports so as windsurfing, water skiing and catamaran sailing.

I am quite interested in photography, I like taking pictures of my family, friends or anything interesting near me and my camera.

Our dog Tosca in the garden

I am interested in arts, particular contemporary arts. I like drawing and painting and also had arts as an advanced course in school.
I am looking forward to do some handicrafts and painting with Aivy!

All in all I am really excited to fly to Australia in exactly one month and I am looking forward to get to know you all!

I am sure it will be a great time! :)